Chapter 28: A Near-Death Experience

Freda’s POV

I was still very weak but I couldn't stop my heart from racing as I saw Alfred in this shape. He was always dominant, has always been, but he was so helpless. Fear enveloped me.

"Help! Please!" I screamed at the top of my lungs wondering where everyone had gone. "Alfred, please stay with me."

I began to panic as I gently placed his head on my lap. I could still feel his breath and that was a good sign. It didn't release me from the shackles of my fear.

I wanted to know his state of mind, he was obviously in pain but whoever came in here was responsible for what had happened to him. A part of me wanted a way out, as my body trembled and folded like a cub watching its home on fire and hiding in fear.

My mouth was sealed even when words beeped in my throat, figuring their way out. I shouldn't care this much, I knew that, my mind couldn't help it. He doesn't deserve this even if he would think otherwise when it was me in the picture. I still held him close and tamed his hai